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How to Win Yasuo vs Xerath Counter MatchupYasuo is in the s tier of champions

Yasuo vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xerath as Yasuo

based on 10,027 Yasuo vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
1.71
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Yasuo engaged Xerath in 10027 matches. Having so many matchups for Yasuo versus Xerath gives us faith in our ability to produce actionable statistics and a recommended build to wreck your enemy. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Yasuo is forced to battle against Xerath in only 3.8% of his matches.

Yasuo vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Yasuo has done a ok job of beating Xerath. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Yasuo versus Xerath rounds, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Xerath.

Best Yasuo vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yasuo to level upq
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Second ability for Yasuo to level upe
>
Last skill for Yasuo to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Xerath

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

Advice to Win Against Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Yasuo vs Xerath Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Xerath Image
7
< Kills >
5.8
7
< Deaths >
5.2
5
< Assists >
10.2
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
191
< Minions Killed >
103
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,964
< Physical Damage >
648
1,898
< Magic Damage >
22,307
970
< True Damage >
775
20,833
< Damage Dealt >
23,731
25,545
< Damage Taken >
15,788
12,809
< Gold Earned >
11,048
2.29
< Towers >
1.57
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,054
< Total Healing >
1,353
14,845
< Experience >
13,032
18
< Vision Score >
37
9
< Wards Placed >
17
210
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Xerath with Yasuo in LoL

The stats shown here show some vital Yasuo vs. Xerath counter statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xerath..

Yasuo typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Xerath. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yasuo and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Xerath

Who is Better, Yasuo or Xerath?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Xerath, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Yasuo makes an ok counter to Xerath.

While Yasuo does have a higher winrate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Yasuo also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yasuo into Xerathas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Yasuo also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Xerath matchups, Yasuo is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Yasuo is a decent counter to Xerath. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yasuo against Xerath.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Yasuo, we analyzed 10,027 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Xerath as Yasuo comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Yasuo in order to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo often picks up more CS as Xerath. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Yasuo versus Xerath build consist of Infinity Edge, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Xerath than with many other common item sets. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average win rate of 50.5% when countering Xerath with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Xerath as Yasuo, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Yasuo vs Xerath counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.5% winrate overall.

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